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Development of a Uterosacral Ligament Suspension Rat Model

Development of a Uterosacral Ligament Suspension Rat Model

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August 17, 2022

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10.3791/64311-v

DOI:
10.3791/64311-v

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08:58 min
August 17, 2022

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1Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Virginia, 2Electrophysiology Division,Abbott, 3Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of Virginia, 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery,University of Virginia

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Pelvic organ prolapse affects millions of women worldwide and yet some common surgical interventions have failure rates as high as 40%. The lack of standard animal models to investigate this condition impedes progress. We propose the following protocol as a model for uterosacral ligament suspension and in vivo tensile testing.

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Miller, B. J., Jones, B. K., Turner, J. S., Caliari, S. R., Vaughan, M. H. Development of a Uterosacral Ligament Suspension Rat Model. J. Vis. Exp. (186), e64311, doi:10.3791/64311 (2022).

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